. >> bo jackson used to do that a lot, too, didn't he. he had a reason to. because he was the most unbelievable athlete of all-time. >> this is a global deal. i know we're woe is me europe, do i want to own a european cable company if europe's falling off the cliff? someone smarter than me says yes. >> john malone is smarter than you. >> hey, david. >> i feel so -- >> way to put a man down. as soon as he comes back. >> how about he's a close second. >> that's pretty good. >> i feel so much better. >> impact on markets of a del, lbo, if in fact that's what we get in the near term here. >> there was a moment where it would have been fanciful. it's too big. we heard that from you initially. it's too big. we may be in an ajr moment. >> i don't think so. listen, the reason we thought it was too big was because the equity check is when you would have penciled it out enormous. at the end of the -- when we see the deal, which we expect to shortly, we'll see that the equity check was far smaller. and so i don't think it argues for -- >> i remember when you first -- >